Where are you at?

Let's do a little quiz to see where you guys are at and if this blog has taught you anything!

When I first issued this survey 38% of participants didn't know what the Bill of Rights was - one even stated that it was the Preamble to the Constitution. 32% of participants had no idea when the Declaration of Independence was adopted, and I received answers anywhere from 50-280 years off. 51% didn't know how long the senator's term lasted and 14% couldn't even name one presidential candidate. So I am hoping that these posts help educate those percentages who are lacking general political knowledge.
Ready, Set, GO! (No cheating!)


                                                                                                          QUESTIONS

1. What are the symbols of the political parties?

2. Can you name any of the presidential candidates and what party they affiliate with?

3. Who is the vice president?

4. Who is the second in the line of succession of the President?

5. What are the 3 branches of government?

6. What is the Bill of Rights?

7. How often are senator re-elected?

8. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?


Hopefully, that wasn't too tough and you should have at least gotten 5 out of 8 (I hope), if not more.


ANSWERS

1. Republicans: elephants - Democrats: donkey

2. Rick Perry, Mitt Romney, Herman Cain, Barack Obama, Michelle Bachmann etc...

3. Joe Biden

4. Speaker of the House (currently John Boehner)

5. Judicial, Executive, Legislative

6. The first 10 amendments

7. Every 6 years

8. July 4, 1776


Even if you didn't get those questions all correct, REMEMBER THE ANSWERS! Now you are slightly more educated with these facts. A fun fact about these facts are they are very very similar to questions that are on the United States Citizenship Test. So think about it - are you worthy to be a US citizen?